Selected quad for the lemma: nation_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	government_n	king_n	law_n	4,242	5	4.8557	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25520	An Answer to a late scandalous libel made on the Ld. Arch-B. of C. and the Bishop of Heref. by way of a dialogue.		1689 (1689)	Wing A3310; ESTC R37290	2,567	6

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